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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures Major, BA – Asian Studies Concentration

Noriko J. Horiguchi, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, Chair

The Asian studies concentration consists of 30 credit hours from the upper-division courses of Asian studies and approved departmental offerings.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Concentration Requirements

Select one geographical – cultural area (China, Islamic World, Japan, South Asia) listed below:

I. China (30 hours)

Corequisites:

CHIN 231 - Intermediate Chinese I 4 Credit Hours
CHIN 232 - Intermediate Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *

Select 6 hours (Subdivision A):

ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 479 - Seminar in East Asian Religions 3 Credit Hours *

Select 6 hours (Subdivision B):

GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours (other geographical – cultural area):

ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 372 - Contemporary Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours

Select 12 remaining hours:

any Asian Studies 300-level or above courses
ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 315 - Asian Film 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 476 - Religion, Culture, and Power in Contemporary Asia 3 Credit Hours *

II. Islamic World (30 hours)

Corequisites:

ARAB 221 - Intermediate Arabic I 4 Credit Hours
ARAB 222 - Intermediate Arabic II 4 Credit Hours *
or
PERS 261 - Intermediate Persian I 3 Credit Hours
PERS 262 - Intermediate Persian II 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours (Subdivision A):

ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 436 - Seminar in Islamic Studies 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours (Subdivision B):

HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours (other geographical – cultural area):

ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours

Select 12 remaining hours:

any Asian Studies 300-level or above courses
ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 315 - Asian Film 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 372 - Contemporary Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 476 - Religion, Culture, and Power in Contemporary Asia 3 Credit Hours *
REST 479 - Seminar in East Asian Religions 3 Credit Hours *

III. Japan (30 hours)

Corequisites:

JAPA 251 - Intermediate Japanese I 4 Credit Hours
JAPA 252 - Intermediate Japanese II 4 Credit Hours *

Select 6 hours (Subdivision A):

ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 479 - Seminar in East Asian Religions 3 Credit Hours *

Select 6 hours (Subdivision B):

GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours (other geographical – cultural area):

ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 372 - Contemporary Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *

Select 12 remaining hours:

any Asian Studies 300-level or above courses
ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 315 - Asian Film 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 476 - Religion, Culture, and Power in Contemporary Asia 3 Credit Hours *

IV. South Asia (30 hours)

Corequisites:

Competency in a language through the intermediate level may be demonstrated through a proficiency exam/petition process.

Select 6 hours (Subdivision A):

ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours *

Complete 6 hours (Subdivision B):

GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours

Select 6 hours (other geographical – cultural area):

ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 372 - Contemporary Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 479 - Seminar in East Asian Religions 3 Credit Hours *

Select 12 remaining hours:

any Asian Studies 300-level or above courses
ARAB 331 - Culture and Daily Life in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 332 - Contemporary Issues and Current Events in the Arab World 3 Credit Hours *
ARAB 432 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 411 - Art of South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 413 - Art of China: Neolithic Period Through the Song Dynasty 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 414 - Art of China: Yuan through Qing Dynasties 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 416 - Chinese Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 Credit Hours
ARTH 419 - Art of Japan 3 Credit Hours
ASST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 331 - Advanced Chinese I 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 332 - Advanced Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
CHIN 431 - Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 471 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 315 - Asian Film 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature 3 Credit Hours *
JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts 3 Credit Hours
POLS 454 - Politics in China and Japan: Culture, Power and Competition 3 Credit Hours
POLS 455 - Identity, Conflict and State Building in South Asian Countries 3 Credit Hours
POLS 463 - Politics and Power in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 336 - Literatures of Islam 3 Credit Hours
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 476 - Religion, Culture, and Power in Contemporary Asia 3 Credit Hours *
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .